When to start drinking after adding campden tablets?

[kokomimi]

Hello

my recipe:

1- Primary fermentation (5days)

2- then i rack the wine without adding anything and i keep it for 3 weeks. (SG = 0.994)

3- after 3 weeks i added 3 campden tablets (3 gallon) , sorbate , oak cubes , degass , more juice to sweeten ..

now i will keep it for 1 month for clear and to let the wine takes the oak flavor..

then i will bottle it..

the question is should i add more campden tablet?

and after adding campden tablet when i can start drinking it?

sorry for my english

thanks

 

[DoctorCAD]

6 months to a year, and that has nothing to do with the campden tablets.

Wine simply gets better with time.

 

[CK55]

Hello

my recipe:

1- Primary fermentation (5days)

2- then i rack the wine without adding anything and i keep it for 3 weeks. (SG = 0.994)

3- after 3 weeks i added 3 campden tablets (3 gallon) , sorbate , oak cubes , degass , more juice to sweeten ..

now i will keep it for 1 month for clear and to let the wine takes the oak flavor..

then i will bottle it..

the question is should i add more campden tablet?

and after adding campden tablet when i can start drinking it?

sorry for my english

thanks

Wait as the other guy said for a better tasting wine, You could drink it after a month or 2 but it wont taste as good.

 

[kokomimi]

if i want to drink it before one year .. can i skip adding campden tablet?

 

[Scooter68]

You didn't mention what variety of wine you are talking about. Some wines are hardly worth drinking at all for at least 18 months. Others might be bearable - If you like a very sharp, edgy wine - then drink it whenever you want.

If plan on sharing it with others..... They probably won't be impressed by it until it has aged at least 9-12 months regardless of variety. If you made it for a special occasion... that wine probably won't add much to that occasion other than alcohol.

As for campden tablets (K-Meta) There's a significant risk that it could spoil before a years time without any campden tablets. So drink fast.

 

[kokomimi]

You didn't mention what variety of wine you are talking about. Some wines are hardly worth drinking at all for at least 18 months. Others might be bearable - If you like a very sharp, edgy wine - then drink it whenever you want.

If plan on sharing it with others..... They probably won't be impressed by it until it has aged at least 9-12 months regardless of variety. If you made it for a special occasion... that wine probably won't add much to that occasion other than alcohol.

As for campden tablets (K-Meta) There's a significant risk that it could spoil before a years time without any campden tablets. So drink fast.

i'm making red wine from grape juice concentrate

 

[Scooter68]

Red wines are ones that really need aging as much as possible. So members on here won't even touch them until they have aged 18-24 months.

 

[G259]

It's the time that makes wine better. The Campden tablets ALLOW the wine to age without spoiling. My suggestion would be to get some small 'flip-top' bottles (500ml Grolsh type). You can drink it, over time, and see for yourself how it changes.